Drum-tightener



Patented Aug. 2, 1887.

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C. G. CONN.

DRUM TIGHTENEP..

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES G. CONN, OF ELKIIART, INDIANA.

DRUM-TIGHTENER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 367,701, dated August 2, 1887.

Application filed October 30, 1886. Serial No. 217,606.

To @ZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, CHARLES G. CONN, of Elkhart, in the countyl of Elkhart and State of Indiana, have invented an Improvement in Drnm-Tighteners. of which the 'following is a specification.

My invention relates to an improvement on that form of drum-tightener for which Letters Patent No. 353,20-L were granted to me on the 23d 0f November, 1886. and which improvement consists in a tightener for drinnheads,eon1prising a pair of V- shaped cords or wires having hooks at their ends, and a screwrod and socket-pieces forming an adjustable connection between the middle portions of the cords or wires, substantially ashereinafter described.

My improvement consists, further, in a tightener for drum-heads,eoniprising a pair of V- shaped cords or wires having hooks at their ends and provided with nuts or socket-pieces at their middle portions, and a short right-andleftscrew-rod for connecting the nuts or socketpieces, substantially as hereinafter described. By the use of V- shaped s trainers on both ends ot' the tightening-rods, instead of a single V- shaped strainer at one end, I am enabled to strain both heads evenly with just half the number of rods used in the old style of drum. \Vhen I use only one of the V-strainers to tighten the batter-head, as shown in my patent referred to, I am unable to give an even strain on the snare-head, for the reason that the snare-head has only one hook, where the balter-headhas two hooks. I hud that most drummers want the heads strained even1y,and bythe use of the V-strainer on each end of -the screw-rod I am able to give the drum a more perfect and satisfactory strain.

In order that my invention may' bc more fully understood, I will proceed to describe it with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which- (No model.)

Figure I is a side elevation of a portion of a drum having my improved tightener applied thereto. Fig. II is a detail View, showing the connection between the end of a right-and-left screw-rod and the middle portion of a cord or wire.

lis a portion of a drum-body,and 2is a por tion of a drum-rim ordrum-hoop.

3 are V-shaped cords or wires having hooks 4. secured to the ends thereof, andprovided with interi orly screw-th readed socket-pieces or nuts at their central portions. The hooks are adapted, as usual, to lit the rim or hoop, and the socket-pieces or nuts are provided for the purpose of furnishing means by which ashort right-and-Ieftscrew-rod, 6, havinga burr, 7, to provide means Vfor adjusting it, may be employed for coupling the socket-pieces or nuts of each pair ol" connections.

IIaving thus described my invention, what I claim as new therein, .and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-v I. A tightener for drum-heads, comprising a pair of V-shaped cords or wires, 3 8, having hooks 4 4- at their ends for engaging the drum hoops or rims, and soeketpieces at their middle portions,and a screw-rod connect.- ing the socketpieces, substantially as described and shown.

2. A tightener for drnnrheads, comprising a pair of V-shaped cords or wires, 3 3, having hooks 4 It at their ends for engaging the drum hoops or rims, and provided with nuts or socket-pieces 5 5 at their middle portions, and a short right-and-Icft screw-rod, 6, connecting the nuts or socket-pieces, substantially as described and shown.

CII ARLES G. CONN.

IVitnesses:

E. C. BICKEL, I-I. B. SHERWOOD. 

